Mar 9, 2023 | Michigan Model, Strategies and Tips, Lindy Greer
Great leaders have a variety of tools that they can utilize across different situations. To acquire these tools takes awareness and intentional practice in the form of experimentation. To help you access the best evidence-based leadership tools to try out on your...
Apr 19, 2022 | Self-Leadership, Strategies and Tips
As a leader, how do you help others realize their capability and power and do so in a way that continues in your absence? Evan Marie Allison Pieknik, associate director of flagship programs and DEI initiatives with the Sanger Leadership Center at the Stephen M. Ross...
Mar 29, 2022 | Strategies and Tips, Managing Teams, Emotions, Empathy
Now more than ever, it’s imperative for leaders to demonstrate compassion towards themselves and their employees. Leaders who actively practice compassion toward themselves benefit both themselves and their employees, according to a new paper co-authored by Ross...
Mar 26, 2020 | Strategies and Tips, Managing Teams, Lindy Greer
As countless companies of all sizes find themselves shifting to remote work due to the novel coronavirus pandemic, the challenge also creates opportunities. Michigan Ross Professor and Sanger faculty director Lindy Greer says that now is a great time for organizations...
Mar 4, 2020 | Strategies and Tips, Managing Teams, Lindy Greer, Emotions
Traditionally, we’ve been taught to avoid discussing feelings in the workplace, but a growing body of research shows that leaders who are transparent about their emotions are more successful in their own work and boost the performance of the people working with them....
Mar 3, 2020 | Strategies and Tips, Empathy, Self-Leadership, Ross Leaders Academy
You’ve heard it said over and over at Michigan Ross, the b-school for purpose-driven leaders: empathy is the key to leading effectively. But what does that mean, exactly? And more importantly, how do you do it? Research shows that empathy is critical to effectively...
Feb 24, 2020 | Strategies and Tips, Leading Organizations, Lindy Greer, Podcast
Our center was recently featured on the student-run podcast, Working for the Weekend, which catalogs the experience of Michigan Ross Part-Time MBA students. Every other week, Part-Time MBAs sit down with host and fellow student Mawa Mustafa during their dinner break...
Dec 19, 2019 | Self-Leadership, Strategies and Tips, Communication, Emotions
The holidays are right around the corner and I am working through my to-do list. Here is how I’m doing so far: Do you have similar items on your list? Before you conveniently skip right over that scary #4, hear me out. If you are like me, the holidays can stir up a...
Nov 11, 2019 | Strategies and Tips, Self-Leadership
The Sanger Leadership Center joined members of the Michigan Leadership Collaborative on Wednesday, November 6, to welcome Mike Erwin to campus. Mike is the CEO of the Character & Leadership Center, president of The Positivity Project, and co-author of the book...
Oct 24, 2019 | Strategies and Tips, Communication, Managing Teams, Lindy Greer
Faculty director Lindy Greer was recently featured in CNN Business with several tips for dealing with passive-aggressive colleagues. Her first tip is about simply starting an active listening conversation: “To create a safe conversation, you need a change of...
Sep 17, 2019 | Books, Strategies and Tips, Resilience
Grit matters. How do we grow it? Grit—it’s a buzz word. Who doesn’t want to have it? But what exactly is it and how do we get it? We read Angela Duckworth’s book, Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance, and summarized our take-aways for you. What is grit and why...
Aug 30, 2019 | Managing Teams, Strategies and Tips
Think about the last time you were part of a high-functioning team. One that was particularly creative, collaborative, strategic, and results-oriented. Who was responsible for the team’s success? Was it the team leader? Was it other individual contributors? Most...
